Grammar and writing

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Personal Narrative

Revise PROCESS

Elaborate One way to improve your writing is to elaborate. When you elaborate, you add important ideas and details that might be missing from your writing. When you revise your personal narrative, you may need to tell more about your feelings. The writer added details to describe how he feels.

the best We found one We used a map to find a campsite. It was by a stood like tall soldiers beuatiful pond where there were tall mountains. They made us feel safe.

TIME-ORDER WORDS first next then last finally yesterday tomorrow after before one day later as soon as

The writer uses a descriptive detail to add more excitement in his writing.

We encountered many different kinds of animals but and the meanest of all the biggest was the bear.

Word Choice Choosing the right words for your topic and audience is important when you are writing. In a personal narrative, select words that will help you sequence the events of your story in a logical order.

Later, Then, Grandpa showed us how to set up tents. We hiked trails and climbed hills.

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